Just picked a manual brush over a HEPA vac and it worked out better for me

I know everyone in this community swears by those expensive HEPA vacuum attachments for cleaning flues. But after trying both on 8 different jobs last month in the older brick chimneys around here, the manual brush was actually faster and didn't kick up nearly as much dust as I expected. My arms were sore for a day, sure, but I saved about $400 on a vac I wouldn't use that often. The HEPA unit just clogged up on heavy creosote after two houses and I had to stop and clean it out. Has anyone else gone old school and found it beats the newer gear for certain jobs?

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jennifer3582d ago

Funny how the old stuff still wins sometimes...

ruby2902d ago

That classic gear just had something special that new stuff can't quite copy.